On her mantelpiece <br /> <br />I reach intriguingly for the real skull <br /> <br />with the cheap fake plastic snake <br />shoved through an eye socket <br /> <br />for grotesque Gothic effect! <br /> <br />“Ah! Aggh! S%*h! Wot de...? ” <br /> <br />“Careful...! ” she smiled. <br /> <br />“The skull is false...the snake is real! ” <br /> <br />“He’s called Rodney...he’s a real little pet! ” <br /> <br />“Mmm...X...oh...babeeee...oh...who does Mummy love? ” <br /> <br />“Yes...yesssss! ” <br /> <br />“Did the big bad man scare you? ” <br /> <br />“Yessszzzzzzzz! ” <br /> <br />(Scare you...scare you...he almost scared me to death!) <br /> <br />“Bastard! ” <br />I utter under my breath. <br /> <br />'He's.. lovely! ' <br />I lie. <br /> <br />'Oh, I just knew...you two would get on...look...he likes you! ' <br /> <br />Rodney sticks his tongue out at me...flickers it menacingly. <br /> <br />All night he keeps a beady eye on me <br />...hisses as we kiss. <br /> <br />Slithers between us when we dare to touch. <br /> <br />Oh, God... <br />just my luck! <br /> <br />I'm in the Garden of Eden with Eve <br />with a snake hell bent <br /> <br />on seeing his love rival off. <br /> <br />'Reptiles...slimy... slimy things...ya just can't trust 'em! ' <br />I think to myself. <br /> <br />'Male Humans.. slimy... slimy things...ya just can't trust 'em! ' <br />It thinks to itself<br /><br />Dónall Dempsey<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/oh-i-see-you-guys-have-met-already-for-frieda/
